Dell Emulex Family of Adapters - Manual (Page 1007)

Emulex Drivers Version 10.2 for VMware ESXi User Manual P010087-01A Rev. A
3. Configuration
ESXi Command Line Tool Transition
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ESXi 5.5 Implementation
With the ESXi 5.5 release, Emulex has started using the esxcli version of the command
sequence, which uses a different command syntax.
For example:
The command syntax to list the supported parameters by a driver:
~ # esxcli system module parameters list -m <driver binary name>
The command syntax for setting a parameter to a driver module:
~ # esxcli system module parameters set -p <parameter_string> -m
<driver binary name>
FC and FCoE Driver Examples
To set extended logging for the Emulex LPFC driver:
~ # esxcli system module parameters set -p lpfc_log_verbose=0x10c3
-m lpfc
To list the parameter values assigned to a driver module:
~ # esxcli system module parameters list -m lpfc
This command is the same as listing parameters. The parameter set has the “value”
column completed when applicable. This command lists all instance and global
parameters, which makes it necessary to watch for any altered driver parameters.
Using the command above, the output should look similar to the following:
Ethernet Driver Examples
Note: The following output is for illustrative purposes only. Actual output may vary
depending on the adapter installed in the system.
To list the module parameters supported by the elxnet driver:
~ # esxcli system module parameters list -m elxnet
The output should look similar to the following:
Name Type Value Description
---------------------- ----- -------- ------------------
...
lpfc_iocb_cnt int IOCBs allocated for ELS, CT, ABTS in 1024
increments. Default is 1.
lpfc_link_speed int Select link speed. The valid values are
1, 2, 4, 8, and 16.
lpfc_log_verbose int 0x10c3 Verbose logging bit-mask
lpfc_lun_que_depth int The maximum number of FCP commands that
can queue to a specific LUN.
...
Name Type Value Description
---------------------- ----- -------- ------------------